Author Topic: 2TB of storage on MemoryStick PRO (not Duo) (Read 6058 times)

H-Sauce · « **on:** January 14, 2009, 01:07:08 AM »

I HAVE MADE AN ERROR. THIS IS NOT FOR PSP

Like whoa: two terrabytes of data storage?! What the hell are you gonna do with all that? Read 'em and weep 'em buckoes. Sony and SanDisk have announced their joint development project which will expand memory stick formats to proportions yet unheard of.

The first one is a new line for the Memory Stick PRO, tentatively dubbed as the "Expanded format for Memory Stick PRO". This new line includes expanded formats for the entire Memory Stick PRO series, namely PRO, PRO HG, and Micro (M2).

Compared to the current gen of PRO memsticks that can go up to 32GB, this new format will be able to achieve up to 2TB of data storage (damn, that's even higher than what I got on my old, clunky PowerBook!).

Other than the increased storage capacity, everything will pretty much remain the same: same dimensions, same number of pins, same transfer speeds. The new line will also still be supporting MagicGate and Access Control Function.

Now on top of the expanded Memory Stick PRO line, Sony and SanDisk are also set to deliver an entirely new format, one called the Memory Stick HG Micro. It's based on the current M2 format, but will be improved to allow transfer speeds of up to 60MB/s.

The press release didn't include any release dates for the new formats, however, development for these memsticks are already set to start this year

From QJ

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4dP · « **Reply #1 on:** January 14, 2009, 01:16:48 AM »

hmm sounds like a good news story hint*

thats cool dont even have that much in my pc atm only 1.75tb

H-Sauce · « **Reply #2 on:** January 14, 2009, 01:20:44 AM »

I only have 160GB in mine -_-. I'm actually on the news team, I just never semed to manage to get registered on the news site.

robin1989 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 14, 2009, 01:55:12 AM »

well get registered then lol

H-Sauce · « **Reply #4 on:** January 14, 2009, 02:00:54 AM »

I registered adposted already -_-.

Registering doesn't take that long you know

Max_Kreeger · « **Reply #5 on:** January 14, 2009, 03:26:52 AM »

Thats awesome *throws USB out* now I can just carry the slim and tiny thing around instead of a USB

jokes lol it would snap if I sat down. There's only one disadvantage and thats for Sony....torrenting of games is going to go through the roof...But, nice find man.

robin1989 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 14, 2009, 04:19:10 AM »

i would aprove it frost if it wasnt just a direct copy and paste from QJ

H-Sauce · « **Reply #7 on:** January 14, 2009, 04:38:10 AM »

I'll redo it now :3

Slim Hacker · « **Reply #8 on:** January 14, 2009, 05:21:30 AM »

um this wont work on the PSP. The PSP uses memory stick pro DUO this is a memory stick pro.

bustinthejustin · « **Reply #9 on:** January 14, 2009, 01:05:07 PM »

Quote from: Slim Hacker on January 14, 2009, 05:21:30 AM

um this wont work on the PSP. The PSP uses memory stick pro DUO this is a memory stick pro.

What he said. But yeah honestly I see no point in having 2tb worth of storage... That's like, a lot of... *cough* videos... or like 100 game s XD

DarkShot · « **Reply #10 on:** January 14, 2009, 01:24:13 PM »

I got a feeling that Sony might find some way to stop us from using these cards on custom firmware to play ISO's.

Not too mention unless it's revolutionary, it ain't gonna be cheap.

ApheX · « **Reply #11 on:** January 14, 2009, 01:31:39 PM »

Quote from: bustinthejustin on January 14, 2009, 01:05:07 PM

What he said. But yeah honestly I see no point in having 2tb worth of storage... That's like, a lot of... *cough* videos... or like 100 game s XD

Very true, but then people use to say 'what are you gonna do with 32gb on a psp', now there quite a alot of people who have the photofast CR-3100 and the 5400. 2TB's is a hell of alot of space and you would never fill that amount with 'useful' stuff, but imagin the amount of films, music, homebrew and iso's (which are legit) you could fit on there. i know i could fill 2 TB very easily. I already have a similer amount on my pc and that has 2.5TB with around 16 gb left as free space.

bustinthejustin · « **Reply #12 on:** January 14, 2009, 02:37:52 PM »

I have 650gb and I only managed to fill like 450gb with everything my family has. about 150gb of that is mine though lol

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 14, 2009, 05:46:25 PM »

I think you guys are missing the fact that this IS NOT a Pro Duo. It's a Pro and a new format they're making.
IE NOT A PRO DUO. WON'T FIT IN A PSP.

Besides, OFW can't handle 2tb. Why would sony make something their product can't handle?

Geez.

Slim Hacker · « **Reply #14 on:** January 14, 2009, 05:52:58 PM »

Exactly!
I think sony's going to go bankrupt because who's gonna pay the tons of money its gonna cost any way!

Also i only have a 80gb Harddrive in my PC and i have like .001 gb left on it xD'

VoX · « **Reply #15 on:** January 14, 2009, 05:55:26 PM »

SN!P3R · « **Reply #16 on:** January 14, 2009, 05:56:45 PM »

Quote from: PspKicks316 on January 14, 2009, 05:46:25 PM

I think you guys are missing the fact that this IS NOT a Pro Duo. It's a Pro and a new format they're making.
IE NOT A PRO DUO. WON'T FIT IN A PSP.

Besides, OFW can't handle 2tb. Why would sony make something their product can't handle?

Geez.

lol i wasa bout to say that XD

if this were to somehow, come out, think how much it would cost. if a 1 TB HDD costs 350-400, imagine a memstick. remember when 1 GB PSP memcards came out? there were 80 somthing dollars. you would have to refinance your house, car, and possibly boat to buy this.

VoX · « **Reply #17 on:** January 14, 2009, 05:58:40 PM »

Well. They could easily release the size cap in a software update. I'm more worried about the hardware side of things.

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 14, 2009, 06:47:40 PM »

Quote from: SN!P3R on January 14, 2009, 05:56:45 PM

if this were to somehow, come out, think how much it would cost. if a 1 TB HDD costs 350-400, imagine a memstick. remember when 1 GB PSP memcards came out? there were 80 somthing dollars. you would have to refinance your house, car, and possibly boat to buy this.

Now you're just crazy.
A 1tb sata II 7.2k rpm desktop hdd costs around $100-200 depending on other specs.

SN!P3R · « **Reply #19 on:** January 14, 2009, 06:51:31 PM »

well i havent looked at the prices of 1 tb HDDs recently lol. the price im quoting is probably a yr ago. but still. a 200 dolllar hdd, imangine a 600 dollar memory stick

*clutches his photofast Cr-3100 and mutters vague threats to extremely expensive 2 Gb mem cards*

bustinthejustin · « **Reply #20 on:** January 14, 2009, 07:37:39 PM »

Quote from: PspKicks316 on January 14, 2009, 05:46:25 PM

I think you guys are missing the fact that this IS NOT a Pro Duo. It's a Pro and a new format they're making.
IE NOT A PRO DUO. WON'T FIT IN A PSP.

Besides, OFW can't handle 2tb. Why would sony make something their product can't handle?

Geez.

Quote from: Slim Hacker on January 14, 2009, 05:21:30 AM

um this wont work on the PSP. The PSP uses memory stick pro DUO this is a memory stick pro.

Quote from: bustinthejustin on January 14, 2009, 01:05:07 PM

What he said. But yeah honestly I see no point in having 2tb worth of storage... That's like, a lot of... *cough* videos... or like 100 game s XD

But yeah 2tb memory stick will be expensive...

H-Sauce · « **Reply #21 on:** January 15, 2009, 01:59:23 AM »

Ok. I will edit my main post with detaiils of why. But if they was to make it available for the PSP, it would be able to handle it. You are forgeting that Dark_AleX made up to 2TB available in 3.90 M33. So I'm sure Sony can do the same. And I'll have a look now for a MemoryStick PRO to MemoryStick PRO Duo.

VoX · « **Reply #22 on:** January 15, 2009, 02:04:44 AM »

Quote from: frostBYTE! on January 15, 2009, 01:59:23 AM

Ok. I will edit my main post with detaiils of why. But if they was to make it available for the PSP, it would be able to handle it. You are forgeting that Dark_AleX made up to 2TB available in 3.90 M33. And I'll have a look now for a MemoryStick PRO to MemoryStick PRO Duo.

Yes but OFW still has a cap and they're not designing the card for the a CFW, oh lawd that'll be the day. I don't think this really matters though because they could easily remove the software cap them selves in a future update.

dctravis · « **Reply #23 on:** January 15, 2009, 11:16:57 PM »

well it also that they are making it for the m2 cards as well and i beleive that there is an adapter for the m2 to pro duo. but where the problem really lies is that the PSP can only handle a 8 gig in fm under 5.00 and 16 gig over 5.00 (at least is what i have heard.).

the truth is though that the most you could possibly need is 8 or 16 gigs. the only reason you could use more is if your treating it as an ipod (which it kind of sucks as) or you are trying to fit every single homebrew and official iso ever made.

i personally have an 8 gig microsd with an adapter and i have ... (nes, gameboy, gameboy color and sega) all games ever made as well.
-yugioh gx tag force
-worms open warfare
-tiger woods 2008
-nfs most wanted
-megaman maverick hunter x
-fight night round 3
-dragn ball z shin budokai(original)
-deadalus r13 with many games
-wifi controller
-gpsp
-nesterj
-rin gb/gbc 1.32 rm
-dgen
-snes9xtyl 0.4.2me
-megaman legends 2 (not as good as the original)
-guitarway to heaven 4 amplified
-autostart configurator
-childbegone
-maxime calc
-megaman 8
-bookr
-psppda
-pspc(calendar)
-pspwrite
-PSPx48(calc)
-PSPxti(calc)
-tankw00rst(scorched earth remake)
-wifisniffer
-sleep'n'wake
-umd dax dumper beta
-pspweather
-psplayer
-pspset
-pmplayer
-psppaint
-pandora's battery creator
-etch-a-sketch
-psp filer
-lightmp3
-psp style boxhead
-1mhz text reader
-adhoc file transfer
-converter program
-megaman legends(awesome game)
-resident evil(playstation non rumble(only non rumble games work on psp))
-PSPtube

^oh sorry and i have about a gig left

robin1989 · « **Reply #24 on:** January 16, 2009, 07:51:56 AM »

surrly you could mod a pro into a psp as you can put a pro duo in a pro slot with an adapter so maybe you could do it the other way and either have it so that it sticks out or make it internal

H-Sauce · « **Reply #25 on:** January 16, 2009, 01:02:33 PM »

I'm sure that they both have the sameamount of pins, I'm almost definate that this could be done.

ryan0 · « **Reply #26 on:** January 16, 2009, 01:11:13 PM »

I have a feeling that when these cards come out they will be dripping with DRM

Tri-edge · « **Reply #27 on:** January 16, 2009, 02:56:19 PM »

Quote from: ryan0 on January 16, 2009, 01:11:13 PM

I have a feeling that when these cards come out they will be dripping with DRM

My thoughts exactly, but you know there will always be hackers who will gladly fix that for us.

ryan0 · « **Reply #28 on:** January 17, 2009, 06:26:46 AM »

Quote from: Tri-edge on January 16, 2009, 02:56:19 PM

My thoughts exactly, but you know there will always be hackers who will gladly fix that for us.

*figners crossed*,although in reality it is highly unlikely,as the drm chip would most likely be hardwired and/or programmed into the eeprom itself,and no average human has access to the facilities to program that kind of eepwnage

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